Show Off Your E36 (post Pics)

Went for a drive on Muholland today...

Final edit:



Quick snapshot on the way home.

My contribution. Need coils already.

Originally Posted by Shigeta

Went for a drive on Muholland today...

Final edit:



Quick snapshot on the way home.

Man that things gorgeous needs a little more drop and its dam near perfectttt

Originally Posted by beamer claus

Man that things gorgeous needs a little more drop and its dam near perfectttt

Thank you, but it's all trick photography. I'm hiding the severely neglected sun damaged paint, chips in the paint, and dirt everywhere.

I would drop it a little, but I daily it and I don't like it too harsh.

Regardless beautiful car what is it a 328? love the gold bbs's sick looking whatd you hit with the front bumper :o lol

Originally Posted by beamer claus

Regardless beautiful car what is it a 328? love the gold bbs's sick looking whatd you hit with the front bumper :o lol

Yes sir, 328is. It was cracked like that when I first bought the car back in December 2011, but I've been so busy fixing things that actually need attention. I damn near brought this thing back from the grave...

Things I've done:
AC Overhaul
Front Suspension overhaul
Rear suspension overhaul
New full interior (Drivers seat was stuck flat, ripped to hell; steering wheel, dash, etc all destroyed. All bought and replaced piece by piece)
New wheels and suspension
m3 spoiler
Tint removal
Clear tails, smoked sides. Smoked corners coming soon..
Short Shift kit (z3)
Hamann Exhaust
PO's white ricer wiper arm delete

Probably a couple more things here and there, but all restoration stuff.

What's next:
Cooling system overhaul
Exhaust manifold replacement (Stud broke off near downpipe causing a leak)
Front suspension overhaul (v.2)
M3 bumpers, skirts, mirrors, mouldings before paint
BBS refinishing
Cadillac metallic black paint
90% 3M UV Tint
Interior overhaul (v.2) Vader restoration, Headliner, pillar, trim rewrap
Double DIN and Valentine V1 Laser/Radar install

Then I'll be done, but I predict it'll take about another year - year.5 to get there.

Originally Posted by Shigeta

Thank you, but it's all trick photography. I'm hiding the severely neglected sun damaged paint, chips in the paint, and dirt everywhere.

I would drop it a little, but I daily it and I don't like it too harsh.

Are you on coils? Just 1" lower in front and .5" rear. It'll look awesome.

Have you seen how low Franklyn and Frank daily their cars??

I'm at the point where I don't scrape at all and I don't need to worry about bumps and small potholes, so I'd like to keep it that way, but I understand they daily their cars hahah

Very very nice man my list ;D
new engine swapped in at 152k engine had 65k on it at time of swap
K&N cold air intake (ram air tubing from foglight delete)
ACS Delete
New Rims and Tyres Summer and Winter Set
Stereo Overhaul New speakers sub box head unit blah blah little ricey i know i love music though
Coolant system overhaul
Fuel lines all replaced
Aux fan replaced
Clear corners
Hid 5ks With angel eyes all hardwired to battery terminals under hood Angel eyes are switch controlled
Driveshaft flex disc and csb all replaced
Car was 3m undercoated ( need to do again before winter)
TO DO LIST-
stage 2 suspension overhaul from ecs in box in the garage
neeeeeeds koni strts and h&r race springs coming this spring
New vader seats ( has tan interior)
Paint is surprisingly beautiful little sun dammage front bumper will be resprayed this spring paint chips are pretty bad

Another inch in the front will put you right around where I am. Mine doesn't rub at all, even over potholes and bumps. Sizeable speedbumps are obviously out of the question, though.

Originally Posted by Shigeta

I'm at the point where I don't scrape at all and I don't need to worry about bumps and small potholes, so I'd like to keep it that way, but I understand they daily their cars hahah

Have you seen Franklyn's hahah things so low man i get what he's saying though it looks good where it is dont really blame him id rather not worry about the undercarriage ripping out for a little tuck but hey up to you

Originally Posted by cj.surr

Another inch in the front will put you right around where I am. Mine doesn't rub at all, even over potholes and bumps. Sizeable speedbumps are obviously out of the question, though.

With a M bumper? When I get a respray, I don't want to have 15 backup bumpers in my garage

Yeah, of course. My M bumper never hit anything. My non-M with the HLM is even lower and still doesn't hit. It helps a lot to have a stiff suspension. What do you have?

Originally Posted by cj.surr

Nice!

Do you have more pictures of your car in different light settings? I'm trying to decide on a color for my E36 and Mauritius is one of my top choices. It's just hard to chose from simply seeing pics online.

I love the color, it's held really well over 18 years!

Heres a couple of pictures without any editing.

Originally Posted by 318iSteve

I love the color, it's held really well over 18 years!

Heres a couple of pictures without any editing.

Flaunting your m42 on your plate?!

slow and proud haha.

It's not like I decided on "FAST M42" or "PWAH M42" haha

Im changing my plate to "318lmao" or something when my tags are due.

Originally Posted by 318iSteve

It's not like I decided on "FAST M42" or "PWAH M42" haha

i'm not knocking you I mean we let Joe (poorboysracing) stay in the gang with his 4 pot E36... but at the relentless cost of slow jokes

Originally Posted by Kdoherty

i'm not knocking you I mean we let Joe (poorboysracing) stay in the gang with his 4 pot E36... but at the relentless cost of slow jokes

haha I understand. I'm not one to brag about the speed of my 318

I want my sedan to look somewhat like this

your car looks clean already. Just get rid of the bottle caps and get a slight drop and there you have it

Originally Posted by Dino1394

your car looks clean already. Just get rid of the bottle caps and get a slight drop and there you have it

Thanks!

I would totally do it but I have 0 cash flow right now

Just so happens that those same wheels are for sale locally

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/da...242841841.html

Your time will come grass hoppa
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tbh, idk what BMW was thinking when they designed these bottle cap wheels.

Must have been a 90s thing.